Now the Eli second-guessing is on hiatus; in its place, there's new re-appreciation of his football IQ, which he showed Sunday in Arizona after a possible fumble by receiver Victor Cruz during a late do-or-die drive.

Verlander suffocated the Yankees over eight innings, beating New York 5-4 in the pivotal Game 3 of this American League Division Series and putting the Yankees into a do-or-die Game 4 Tuesday night in Detroit.

Verlander suffocated the Yankees over eight innings, beating New York 5-4 in the pivotal Game 3 of this American League Division Series, and putting the Yankees into a do-or-die Game 4 Tuesday night in Detroit.

The Romney win likely makes that contest a do-or-die battleground for nearly all the other contenders, most of whom now appear ready to expend most of their campaign funds on TV ads, many of them aimed at attacking Mr. Romney.